India’s first mission to study the moon is the Aditya-L1 Spacecraft. After a day of launching Aditya-L1, the first orbit raising maneuver was carried out by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday.
The spacecraft was launched from Sriharikota spaceport. In an hour it covered almost 235 km x 19500 km. The spacecraft Aditya-L1 will continue to move around the earth in the next few days. It will continue doing this progressively before starting its journey of four months.
A scientist from isro said that it would have been better if the spacecraft was launched in August instead of September. As it is launched in September, it will take more time and travel longer to achieve the specific angle.
The scientist also said
“Traditionally, satellites sent to the orbits around the earth do not require such an angle. This was akin to the need for one to leave their house from the backyard, but if you have come out of the front door, what will you do? You will go around to the back. Similarly, the satellite had to go around the Earth for a while in the coasting phase before being inserted into the precise orbit.”
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